as years pass by I wonder how the count of ppl pounding the tank hard/tank now drumm will change.
there is hope that we pick up good talent in draft but if we stay a bit below finding a frenchise typ player we could be bound to go thru a bunch of bad years with little chance of attracting big time players in offseason and no real package to trade for a guy like Garnett back in the day.
Remember we had a young BigAl - a player that was en route to become an AllStar at the rate he developed right in the season after his trade.
We have no evidence that a guy on the current roster might get there anytime soon, if at all.
Sure I hope we find someone but I wouldnt put my money on it as of now. I rather enjoy the team that plays now and plays hard. It's much more enjoyable to watch them as watchin stacked teams stay far behind expectations. It was unlikely to fall behind NY, PHI and MIN even prior to the 2 wins. Every other team seems still to be in range. It also can not be bad for the young guys to win a game now and then to stay motivated, to have them enter a game fired up because they know that they are able to win if the give it their best. I would bet that young players comming into games knowing that effort pays off develop faster. They also learn to win, close gaps and keep leads. All of that is expierience that might come in handy at some point in the future.
So it hasnt changed much in the current situation with the 2 wins the team picked up but it might have given some players a spark and a good reason to keep working hard.
I don't see how Bass will not be traded away anytime soon as he is a nice guy for a contender to come of the bench. I doesnt need many minutes to get hot - he comes in and is allways ready to score, he gets to the line and is a pretty good foul shooter, he can play some D and as a big bonus the type of plays he makes make him able to get crowds fired up or back into games. That can be pretty valuable at times and might even help turn games around. Also he kinda allways plays solid not making many errors, he might be limited due to his size and lack of 3P shooting but he manages to avoid situations that expose his weaknesses. As a coach I would see it as a luxus to be able to bring him of the bench knowing that he will allmost never make me wish that I hadnt subbed him in. He is a guy who as a coach I can rely on. There are not too many players that give you that of the bench. So I think he will be hunted after by GMs before the trade deadline, maybe allready even at this moment. Who knows?
As a player he has earned himself a chance to be on a team that looks to contend. He was years with the Celtics and I don't think there is much reason to complain about him, on the contrary he will really be missed I think.
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